Throughout the history of the Sunday Old School, we’ve looked at a number of undervalued bands formed by musicians from more famous bands. Be it the recent article of Fastway, formed by Motorhead guitarist,"Fast" Eddie Clarke, the collaboration between former Sepultura/Soulfly frontman, Max Cavalera with Fudge Tunnel’s, Alex Newport on Nailbomb, or Rob Halford’s endeavours with Fight and Two. This week, Sunday Old School will continue this by taking a gander at what drummer Dave Lombardo got up to shortly after leaving Slayer for the second time.

After taking his leave from the thrash giants, Lombardo put together a new outfit with Polish guitarist, Waldemar Sorychta, a former member of the German thrash metal group, Despair. They took their influence from the groove metal style which had been popularised by Pantera and christened their new outfit, Grip Inc., being joined in their musical pursuit by British vocalist, Gus Chambers, a former member of punk band, The Squad, and bass player, Jason Viebrooks. This new quartet didn’t take long to attract interest from record companies and before long, they signed with German label, SPV. More...

Belgian grinders LENG TCH'E will return to Canada in late October for a two-week tour with KRISIUN and PAROXYSM. This tour will kick-off on October 30th in Joliette, QC and also include a date as part of the Trois-Rivieres Metalfest alongside DYING FETUS, CRYPTOPSY, OBLIVEON, MARTYR, and many more.

Prior to this tour, LENG TCH'E has a number of European dates lined up with GRIND INC, JAPANISCHE KAMPFHORSCHPIELE and a performance at the Bringer of Death Festival in Germany. A listing of confirmed LENG TCH'E tour dates can be found below with more to be announced soon.

LENG TCH'E are currently writing the follow-up to their 2007 release Marasmus. The band has most recently posted a brand new track, “Misleading Innuendos”, taken from their upcoming split with FUCK THE FACTS via their MySpace page: MySpace.com/LengTche.

GRIP INC. has been quiet for a while as their mainman, Waldemar Sorychta, has been busy with his new band ENEMY OF THE SUN, but fans are in for a special treat. ENEMY OF THE SUN will play a set of GRIP INC. songs with GRIP INC. singer Gus Chambers on August 16 at Zeche, Bochum in the Zechen Summer Noise Pt. I – Open Air.

This marks a reunion of two main players of this seminal thrash band, which also featured drummer Dave Lombardo (Slayer) on their four records from 1995 to 2004. Those who have witnessed ENEMY OF THE SUN tearing up the festivals this summer have seen them whip out GRIP INC. classics like "Ostracized" for good measure.

The GRIP INC. set will be the highlight of ENEMY OF THE SUN's headlining show. Support will come from SHOTGUN WEDDING and POSITIVE STRIKE.

The show starts at 6.45pm, doors open at 5pm. Entrance is 6€ until 7pm, 9€ afterwards. In case of bad weather the open air will simply move inside. More...

Massacre Recording artsist ENEMY OF THE SUN, the German band featuring guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC., DESPAIR) and producer for such bands as LACUNA COIL and MOONSPELL, has added some summer tour dates to their schedule. Here are the latest dates:

ENEMY OF THE SUN, the German band featuring guitarist Waldemar Sorychta — also former member of GRIP INC./DESPAIR and producer for such bands as LACUNA COIL and MOONSPELL — schedule the following dates:

THE ALLKNOWING, the new Ohio-based band featuring former GRIP INC./HEATHEN bassist Jason Vie Brooks, will be entering Online studios on May 19 to begin recording their debut album. The self-produced effort (with the help of a local engineer) will be titled "Hours for the Taking" and will feature the following songtitles among others: "Forgive Nothing", "Haunting Memory", "I Am What You Made Me", "Be a Man", "Out", "Mine", "So Complicated", "Truth Be Known", and "Failure". The CD will also contain a cover of MOTÖRHEAD's "Ace of Spades", with a guest vocal spot from Jared Anderson (ex-MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNAL). The band hope to complete the CD by mid-July for a tentative fall release via an as-yet-undetermined label.

THE ALLKNOWING's lineup is completed by vocalist Billy Cox, drummer Sean Harford and guitarist John Lynn.

Acclaimed guitarist/producer Waldemar Sorychta (LACUNA COIL, GRIP INC., TIAMAT, MOONSPELL) is seeking a female singer for a professional project in the "gothic rock/metal" vein. A record deal is said to be in the works for the as-yet-unnamed band, which will perform and record music composed by Sorychta.

For more information, write to frontdesk@marblestone.de (Serious inquiries only, please!)

RESPONSE NEGATIVE, the Florida-based death/thrash metal act featuring former OVERKILL/GRIP INC. guitarist Bobby Gustafson, have officially called it a day. "Lack of professionalism and drive from within the band and a lack of label interest prompted the split," according to Gustafson. Look for Bobby and former RESPONSE NEGATIVE frontman Nick Barlow to launch a new project during the coming months.

In his first interview in nearly 4 years, GRIP INC. vocalist GUS CHAMBERS spoke with Electricbasement.com Friday morning from Germany, recording segments for the POWER HOUR NET RADIO SHOW, which is World Premiering the band's new album, Incorporated , beginning March 1st. Chambers, whose bandmates include guitarist/keyboardist WALDEMAR SORYCHTA and drummer DAVE LOMBARDO, candidly explained why the band took nearly 5 years to issue a follow-up to Solidify , "To cut a long story short...the band, in 1999, nearly broke up. There were certain things as a musician that I needed to clarify with myself and Grip Inc. to go forward. There was a lot of fighting. Record sales were down. There was a lot of pressure from the record company to join a trend and being Grip Inc, we refused to do that."

Regarding the new album, he emphasizes the difference in the band's approach this time around. "We wanted to make this a special album. We wanted to make as cohesive album as possible...not relying on the speed of Dave [Lombardo] or the guitar wizardry of Waldemar [Soyrchta]. I personally wanted to make this album as a Grip Inc. album." While he thinks the first band's debut, The Power Of Inner Strength, was very much a group effort, the follow-ups, Nemesis and Solidify, became the "Dave and Waldemar show." While he admits they are "great albums," he felt the group "was capable of doing a lot more and delving into more diversity of styles and becoming more accessible as a band." Their latest, Incorporated, drops March 9th via SPV. Hear more of the interview on the Power Hour starting Monday, where it can be streamed on demand for free for 4 weeks.

GRIP INC, the acclaimed metal power trio featuring superstar drummer DAVE LOMBARDO (Slayer), guitarist/keyboardist WALDEMAR SORYCHTA and vocalist GUS CHAMBERS, returns after four years with Incorporated, to be released on SPV in the U.S. in March. Electricbasement.com 's POWER HOUR NET RADIO SHOW will be WORLD PREMIERING the album March 1st and will include an interview with the band. The Power Hour is pre-recorded and then streamed on demand for free, allowing users to tune-in to the current show whenever they want. No sign-ups or hassles. Get more info here.